FIR against AAP MP Bhagwant Mann, party activists

Punjab Police today filed a FIR against AAP MP Bhagwant Mann and some of his party activists

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The Punjab Police today filed a FIR against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann and some of his party activists for allegedly misbehaving with mediapersons at an event on Thursday.

The media persons had yesterday filed a complaint against Mann who along with his supporters allegedly misbehaved with them and used derogatory remarks against the media at a political rally in Bassi Pathana.

Mann not only allegedly misbehaved with the mediapersons but also asked them to leave the venue.

"Mann lost his temper and said you (media persons) do not dare to ask other leaders this question when they reach late. He alleged that media publishes news against him...AAP volunteers present in the rally also lost temper and started hooting against the press and started to manhandle media persons," the complaint reads.

A case was registered on the statement of journalist Ranjodh Singh and other mediapersons against Mann under various sections of the IPC including:

Section 109: Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment.

Section 323: Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt.—Whoever, except in the case provided for by section

Section 341: Punishment for wrongful restraint.—Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.

Section 352: Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.

Section 355: Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation.

Section 356: Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person

Section 427: Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees.

Section 500: Punishment for defamation.

Section 504: Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace

Section 149: Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence commit­ted in prosecution of common object

After receiving a complaint, Fatehgarh Sahib SSP had directed Bassi Pathana DSP to conduct an inquiry and submit the report at the earliest.

"After receiving the report of the DSP to whom an inquiry had been marked and after getting a legal opinion in this regard, we registered a case against Mr. Bhagwant Mann and some of his party activists," said Fatehgarh Sahib SSP H S Bhullar.